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Foreign Warships
Off Bsip, But—
No Newspapers , No Headlines
Residents of Honiara, bsip, enjoying pre-luncheon drinks at home and in the Club on Sunday, July 29, were surprised to see four warships cruising between Guadalcanal and the Florida group.
However, as we have no local news paper we were spared headlines about this mystery “Navy.”
The vessels were in line astern, about ten miles offshore. Those with binoculars produced a flock of
identifications ; They were Aus tralian destroyers on manoeuvres some said; others knew them fo’
American cruisers. Wags claimed to see ice on the masts and sailors in red jerseys.
The ships were later announced as being an American destroyer squadron en route to Brisbane from Pearl Harbour—and no doubt each had its share of wide-eyed rookies listening to old-timers’ tales about the beaches of Guadalcanal.— Honiara Correspondent. t Japanese pearlers claim to have found a 70-carat pearl, possibly the biggest in the world, in the Arafura Sea.